WORD CLUSTERING: COLLOCATION METHOD IN VOCABULARY SELECTION FOR EFL LEARNER

Abstract

The research deals with word clustering collocation method in vocabulary selection for EFL learner, which is mainly aimed to identify problem of EFL learner had not been formally introduced to one particular technique and less variety to learn vocabulary. This research applied qualitative research design in which the data was interview with EFL learners, English major at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. Data analysis technique was conducted by Sugiyono (2016), namely data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusions. The finding from the data analysis contribute to word clustering in general and especially like concern on semantic variation and grammatic variation. EFL learner offers an alternative to learn collocation method in learning vocabulary because in vocabulary, EFL learners must consider the rules, with collocation EFL learner will be more natural and more easily to clustering English vocabulary and also have alternative and richer ways of expressing vocabulary.